TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 8, 2016) - National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces
Media and members of the public are invited to join Lieutenant-General Mike Hood, Commander, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), for the Remembrance Day ceremony at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. The ceremony will be held on the steps of the Mount Pleasant Cemetery Mausoleum near the monument dedicated to the RCAF's Lieutenant-Colonel William Barker, the most decorated war hero in Canadian history.
| Who: | Lieutenant-General Mike Hood, Commander, Royal Canadian Air Force, with |
| Colonel Andrew Flemming, Wing Commander, 16 Wing Borden | |
| Honorary Colonel John Wright, Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Studies, | |
| The William G. Barker Legacy Group, and | |
| The Mount Pleasant Group | |
| When: | 10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 11 November, 2016 |
| What: | The full Remembrance Day ceremony, hosted The William G. Barker Legacy Group at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, will include remarks from Lieutenant-General Hood and a flyby from a CC-130H Hercules stationed at 8 Wing Trenton. |
Access to the ceremony is through the Yonge Street entrance of the cemetery north of St. Clair Avenue. Turn left inside the gates and follow the yellow line on the road to the Mausoleum.
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"On Remembrance Day, we will honour more than one hundred thousand Canadians who gave their lives in the service of their country and thousands more who came home from war zones wounded in body and mind. During the ceremony at Mount Pleasant, we will also honour the memory of Lieutenant-Colonel William Barker, a Canadian who flew with the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War and Canada's most decorated war hero. He is an inspiration to us all."
- Lieutenant-General Mike Hood, Commander, RCAF
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Contact Information:
Media planning to attend should confirm their attendance
with Heather Weir, Family Service manager
Mount Pleasant Group
416-485-9129 ext. 6644
hweir@mountpleasantgroup.com
Media looking for more information on the Barker Monument
can contact Victoria Ollers
Barker Legacy Group
416-822-2288
vo@goldfenix.com
Media with any questions
regarding Lieutenant-General Hood's participation
can contact Major Scott Spurr
Royal Canadian Air Force Public Affairs
at 613-266-3057
Scott.Spurr@forces.gc.ca